Adjustable flexible bearing.



M. A. GANIARD & 13,11. BAILEY.

ADJ USTABLB FLEXIBLE BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27, 1908.

929,581. Patented July 27, 1909.

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ado-rump MYRON A. GANIARD AND EDGERLY RJBAILE Y, or CLARINDA, IOWA.

ADJUSTABLE FLEXIB LE BEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application filed April 27, 1908. Serial No. 429,419.

rTo all whom it ma/y co corn? Be it known that we, MY10N-A. .GANIARD andEDGERLY R. BAILEY, citizens. of the United States, residing at Clarinda,in the county of Page and State of Iowa,have invented-certain new anduseful Improvements in Adjustable Flexible Bearings; and we dodeclare'the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it a pertains to make and use the same.

his invention relates to improvements in flexible bearing.

The object of the invention is to provide a bearing of this characteradapted to be yieldingly' or flexibly supported in a suitable frame orcasing, and having means whereby the flexibility of the same may beadjusted or regulated.

With this and other objects in View, the

invention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts as will be-described andparticularly pionted out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a vertical sectional viewof abearing constructed and arranged in accordance with the invention; Fig.2 is a side view of the bearing sleeve; Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe spring which yieldingly su ports the bearing in operative position;an Fi 4is a plan view of the spring showing t e manner in which the sameis constructed. V

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 denotes the 'bearinghaving a ei-ntrally disposed passage to receive a shaft or spindle. Thebearing l'is here shown as provided on its lower endwith exterior screwthreads, 2, and on its upper end is provided with a radially disposeflange, '3, which is connected to the main portion of the hearing by aninclined shoulder, 4. The bearing is here shown as engaged with asuitable supporting frame or casing, 5, With which the flange 3 isengaged-to support the bearing in an operative position.

Between the inner wall of the frame or casing 5 and the outer wall ofthe bearing 1 is 'vention, what we claim as new formed an annular spacewhich rovides for the lateral movement or tilting o the bearing in theframe, and in said space is arranged a flexible connection which is htreshown and is preferably in the form of a series of spring 'metal arms 6,which are connected together at their lower ends by ariintegralconnectin base strip 7, the lower edge of which is urne outwardly andforms a flange, 8, which is adapted-to engage a tension regulating nut,-

9, screwed onto the lower threaded end of the bearing as shown.

The connecting strip 7 and arms 6 are preferably out or struck out-fromasheet of metal and the arms 6 are curvedor bowed outwardly, as shown.The strip 7 is bent into the form of a ring and is adapted to fit orclosely engage the outer walls of the bearing 1 above the nut, 9, asshown. The spring arms 6 are disposed around the bearing with theirbowed portion in engagement with the inner wall of the opening in theframe or casing, 5, while their upper ends are engaged with the inclinedshoulder 4, which connects the flange 3 with the body of the hearing.The upper ends of the spring arms 6 are preferably turned outwardly asshown at 10 to facilitate the engagement thereof with the inclinedshoulder 4. When the spring arms have been thus engaged with thebearing, the latter is yieldingly held or supported in the frame orcasing 5 against the tensionor pressure of the spring arms, 6, whichtension or pressure is regulated by means of the nut, 9, and theengagement of the upper ends of the arms with the inclined shoulder 4 onthe bear-v ing, thereby providing for a greater or less" rigid supportor connection between the hearing and its frame or casing. If desired,we may employ a jam or locking nut, 12, adapted to be screwed onto thethreaded end of the bearing 1 and into engagement with the adjustingnut, 9, whereby the latter is locked in its adjusted position. t

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanyingdrawing, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportlon and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in theappended c aim.

Having thus particularly described our in- I and desire to secure byLetters-Patent is;

In a device of the character described, a cylindrical frame, acylindrical bearing loosely mounted therein, an inclined shoulder at theupper end of said bearing, a lateral flange formed at the outer end ofsaid shoulder and. bearing 'on said frame, a resilient against rotation,

member to hold the bearing against rotation, said member comprising anannular base provided with an annular outwardly extending flange and aseries'of upwardly-projecting outwardly bowed spring arms which extendfrom the base and fit against the inner sur face of the frame and arerovided at their outer ends with outwardly bent portions which fitagainst the inclined shoulder of the bearing whereby the latter isyieldingly held an adjusting nut screwing on the lower end of thebearing against the base flange of the resilient member, and a jam Iwitnesses.

nut to lock said adjusting nut, the resilient member being metal bentinto the required form and being separate from and movable independentlyof the adjusting nut. 1

'In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing 0 -MYRON A. GANIARD.

EDGERLY E. BAILEY. Witnesses:

MINNIE PoTTs,

J. E;- AUMAN.

formed from a single strip of

